Understanding Genesis - Insights from the study of Near-East Cultures
Talk by Prof. John Walton
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#FaradayInstitute Summer Course 2020: Telling A Better Story - Why Faith and Science Belong Together
Tuesday 30th June A better story about the nature of reality (day 1)
10.00 am Making sense of randomness in the physical world – Prof. Russell Cowburn FRS
2.00 pm Understanding Genesis – insights from the study of ancient near-east cultures –
Prof. John Walton.
8.00 pm Understanding Adam and Eve and the Fall – Prof. John Walton
Live-streaming 30th June 2020 2:00pm BST
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Abstract
In our world featuring the ascendancy of science, our story of origins is a scientific story. Consequently, when we read Genesis 1, it is natural that we should be inclined to read it as a story that will be scientific in nature. But the biblical narrative is telling another story—one that reflected the values, ideas, and perspectives of the ancient world. To get to that story we have to set aside our own inclinations and recognize that in the ancient world, they were interested in identity more than in anything like what we call scientific origins. We will have to ask questions such as “What does it mean to create?” What is the significance of the seven-day structure and of the seventh day?” When we understand the story they are telling, we will be in a better position to discuss the relationship between science and the Bible, and to tell a different story about their interaction than is often heard today.
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